Psalms 44:4

“You yourself are my King, Elohim; command the salvations of Jacob.”

Psalms 44:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 44:4, word by word

my Kingמַלְכִּmalki

supreme king

YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.

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Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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commandצַוֵּהtsave

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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the salvationsיְשׁוּעוֹתyeshuot

salvation

Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.

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of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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The context

3For not by their sword did they possess the land, and their arm did not save them, but your right hand and your arm and the light of your face, for you took pleasure in them.

4 · This verse (above)

5Through you our adversaries we gore; in your name we trample those who rise against us.

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